My head lights looked melted low beam lights kept blowing out replaced light bulbs. You replaced the module on recall low beam keep blowing out. Replaced the whole casing both sides. The low beam lights (both) are out again. Can't drive at night. This I reported before you replaced the module on recall. While driving sun goes down I will notice no lights, right went out first now left
2008 Buick Lacrosse lights complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While reversing out of the driveway, the contact noticed that the instrument panel lighting was not illuminated. The contact was unsure if the headlamps were operable. The contact stated that the headlights failed approximately one year ago when the vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) at kendall chevrolet of eugene (846 goodpasture island rd, eugene, or 97401(855) 982-8922). The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 89,900.
-door locks won't work with switches, key bof, and sometimes manually. Car had 49000 miles and was eight years old when problem began. Problem occurs while driving and stationary. Dealership estimate to repair is $900. Concerned that will not be able to exit vehicle in a emergency situation. -interior display lighting goes dim when headlights come on. Can not see some of the displayed information during daylight. Dealership said it could not be repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that the headlights failed to function several times. The dealer (parker buick gmc, 4813 arendell st, morehead city, nc 28557, 252‑726‑5103) indicated that they replaced the hdm three times, but the headlights and daytime running lamps continued to not function. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The dealer stated that they had no information on the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified that the dealer failed to remedy the recall after three repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) and 14v355000 (electrical system). The parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that the tail lights failed. The contact replaced the tail light bulbs, but discovered that the headlights also failed. The dealer stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The headlights were not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 78,000. Updated 10/04/16 *bf the consumer stated the dealer would not fix the vehicle and the owner paid to have the vehicle repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the head lights failed as the head lights recommended light appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlamp relay failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired using a temporary head light relay however, the failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). However, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 57,351. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the recall repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency camping number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tools confirms part not available. Updated 06/29/16*lj the consumer stated after 17 months, he finally received a call from the dealer, saying the part was in stock. Updated 07/07/16
2008 buick lacrosse. Consumer writes in regards to headlamp driver module recall notice reimbursement issues. *smd the consumer has since traded the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving at approximately 50 MPH, the headlights and brake lights failed without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. ...updated 03-10-16 *bf
On dec. 18th my wife and I were driving at night going to a christmas party when the low beam headlights went out without warning.I switched to the high beams as they were still functioning. We went the last mile to our destination on the high beams. I turned off the car to see if that would re;set the lights, it did not. We went to the party and came back to the car apx. 3 hours later. I started the car and the low beams came on..after about 1/2 mile they went out again..so I pulled over and shut off the car to see if they would come on upon re-start,they did not,so we continued on with high beams. After about 10 minutes the low beams came on for the rest of our trip home. The next day I researched the issue on-line and discovered a recall had been issued for this problem I contacted the local buick dealer and was told they were of the problem but had no direction on how to fix it from g.m. My wife called another area buick dealer and recieved the same reply..she was able to get a hold of g.m. And was told they were aware of the issue and would get back to us.. We never r got any recall notice from g.m. I had to print all the forms from the federal safety agency web site.. Seems to me that this a multi million dollar law suit waiting to happen after something really bad happens (it is only a matter of time). This problem is not just with te buick lacrosse there are other models involved.. So what can be done to get g.m. And their dealers to fix this?
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving various speeds, the headlights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the bulb failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,866. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving at various speeds, the headslights would suddenly shut off. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) was received in january of 2015. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the failure were not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 35,000.
In january of 2015 we received a recall notice from gm concerning the headlight driver module (gm safety recall 14291). We called the dealer several times to be told they were waiting for parts. We began experiencing a "headlights recommended" signal several times in broad daylight, but lived with it. When I was in the hospital in october recovering from cancer surgery my wife experienced a headlight failure when driving home alone at night. A neighbor took the car to the buick dealer and they installed a relay, part #15016745. We then noticed that the left front headlight and the right rear tailight were not lit. As soon as I was cleared to drive I took it back and they insisted that it could not have been their fault, that it was just a coincidence that it happened at that time. I paid the $68.93 for new bulbs. Today I looked at the website, www.mygm.com/recalls and it said that there were no recalls pending for our vehicle. When I called the telephone number given on that webpage, the representative said that was a mistake, but he could not find any information on when they would have parts available or why the website denied there was a recall. This seems to me to be very similar to the ignition switch issue where gm's strategy was to ignore the problem, hoping it would go away.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While reversing at a low speed, the driver side low beam head lamp failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the bulb needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,134. Updated 02/19/16*lj; updated 04/24/18*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 03/16/16*lj updated 03/17/16.
Was driving 50 miles hr on oldlandis ave head lights shut off twice went on to shoulder almost crashed in ditch had to drive home with high beams
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving at 25 MPH, the low beam headlights failed without warning. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received a manufacturer's recall notification for the exterior lighting; however, the part to the do repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. When the headlights were activated, the front driver side headlight failed to illuminate. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving 20 MPH, the low beam headlights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part and remedy to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, the front driver side low beam headlight failed. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part to do the repair. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the headlights failed. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the exterior lighting dimmed without warning. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed to complete the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving approximately 30 MPH at night, the low beam headlights seized. The vehicle was driven home utilizing the high beams. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was possible module failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at night, the front headlight became inoperable without warning. The contact mentioned that the front driver side head lamp illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 09/21/15
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